I am somewhat
frustrated. I am getting some flack because i am going to make my music
package truly exclusive. At first, I thought that the general call
population just did not understand the economics involved in the productions of
square dance music I have come to believe, however, that it is simply those who
are complaining are whining because they are not getting their way. As it
turns out, the general American caller population would rather have an inferior
product just to have their way. I raise 3 children who were all like that
at age 2.
BUT I have come to realize that
that is not the case either! I think that that same group really cannot
tell the difference between good and less good square dance music. Unfortunately,
they are happy with music that is comparable to their own abilities. Now
i wonder why they keep going back to the Rhythm and Royal standards when they
want to sound good. Could it be that really good music makes them sound
better? What a novel idea!
There is a reason why the
quality of music is improving faster that the quality of singing, I have to
laugh when I hear callers blame the pitfalls of SSD on the dancer.
What a crock!! The dancers do not care. It is the
callers who are incapable of entertaining the dancers without the use of
complex choreography.
I wonder if the general caller
population will ever realize that they cannot sing for crap! Good music
will (sometimes) make them sound good. Sometimes, only tolerable.
If they would only stop pouting long enough to use the tools available to
them. The music contained in the Rhythm and Royal packages will go
a long way to make them sound goo but, unfortunately, most of them are not wise
enough to know that.
I will produce quality (and
expensive) music until I no longer at least break even and then I will
quit. Sting already has, If the callers do not wise up, very soon they
will have something less than excellent music because most of the producers cannot
get past their egos to learn how to produce quality music.
Sad!!!
